,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gicj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #d1 #bjbj,mr4  
,himes 7= himself1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new   
,york1 & ,ms4 ,norton7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to protect m victims ( dome/ic viol5ce 
by prev5t+ _! abus]s f possess+ or      
receiv+ fire>ms1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,lori ,jackson ,dome/ic ,viol5ce        
,survivor ,protection ,act4  #b4        
,def9itions ( intimate p>tn] &          
misdemeanor crime ( dome/ic viol5ce     
exp&$ ,section #iba7;a7 ( title #ah1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#cb71 by /rik+ all t foll[s   
aft] ,! t]m intimate p>tn] & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3 -- 7,a7 means1 ) respect to a   
p]son1 ! sp\se ( ! p]son1 a =m] sp\se ( 
! p]son1 an individual :o is a p>5t ( a 
*ild ( ! p]son1 & an individual :o      
cohabitates or has cohabit$ ) ! p]son2 &

  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a dat+ p>tn] or   
=m] dat+ p>tn] 7z def9$ 9 section       
#bbff72 &  7ii7 any o!r p]son simil>ly  
situat$ to a sp\se :o is protect$ by !  
dome/ic or family viol5ce laws ( ! ,/ate
 or tribal jurisdiction 9 :i* ! injury  
occurr$ or :]e ! victim resides4  2 &   
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#cc77;,a7-- 7,a7 9     
clause 7i71 by ins]t+ aft] ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 ! foll[+3 municipal12 &  7,b7 9  
clause 7ii71 by ins]t+ dat+ p>tn] 7z    
def9$ 9 section #bbff71 aft] sp\se1 ea* 
place x appe>s4  #c4 ,unlawful sale (   
fire>m to a p]son subject to c\rt ord]  
,section #ibb7;d77#h7 ( title #ah1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7#h7 is subject to a c\rt ord] 
describ$ 9 subsection 7g77#h72 or  4    
#d4 ,li/ ( p]sons subject to a re/ra9+  
or simil> ord] prohibit$ f possess+ or  
receiv+ a fire>m exp&$ ,section         
#ibb7;g77#h7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#h7 
:o is subject to a c\rt ord]-- 7,a7 t 0 
issu$-- 7i7 aft] a he>+ ( :i* su* p]son 

receiv$ actual notice1 & at :i* su*     
p]son _h an opportunity to p>ticipate2  
or  7ii7 9 ! case ( an ex p>te ord]1    
relative to :i* notice & opportunity to 
be he>d are provid$-- 7,i7 )9 ! "t      
requir$ by ,/ate1 tribal1 or t]ritorial 
law2 &  7,,ii7 9 any ev5t )9 a          
reasonable "t aft] ! ord] is issu$1     
suffici5t to protect ! due process      
rights ( ! p]son2  7,b7 t re/ra9s su*   
p]son f-- 7i7 h>ass+1 /alk+1 or ?reat5+ 
an intimate p>tn] ( su* p]son or *ild ( 
su* intimate p>tn] or p]son1 or engag+ 9
 o!r conduct t w\ld place an intimate   
p>tn] 9 reasonable fe> ( bodily injury  
to ! p>tn] or *ild2 or  7ii7 intimidat+ 
or dissuad+ a witness f te/ify+ 9 c\rt2 
&  7,c7 t-- 7i7 includes a f9d+ t su*   
p]son repres5ts a cr$ible ?reat to !    
physical safety ( su* individual        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72 or  7ii7 by
 its t]ms explicitly prohibits ! use1   
attempt$ use1 or ?reat5$ use ( physical 
=ce aga9/ su* individual describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,b7 t w\ld reasonably be   

expect$ to cause bodily injury2 or  4